ROOT hints "BEST PRACTICE"

[Kevin Darcy]

Beavis wrote:
> Greetings,
>
>  I wanted to get the latest root.hints available, and I'm looking at 2 options.
>
> 1.) run the query.
>
> dig +tcp @a.root-servers.net . ns
>
> but this one times out on those ipv6 dns boxes.
>   
Hmmm... I don't have any problem with that, but then I don't have any 
IPv6 addresses defined on my boxes.

Have you tried the "-4" option to dig?
> 2.) download the root.hints from ftp.internic.net
>
>
>   
That would work too.

                                                                - Kevin